Your Saturday post is getting very fancy :) One healthy goal I have for this year and I want to make it a habit is to drink 1/2 a cup of water while I stand at the sink in the morning (where I fill up my cup) and then finish it before breakfast. I have read (and it makes sense) that we are slightly dehydrated after a nights sleep.

I love your weigh in button. I have put it on my sidebar. On Fri 6th Jan I was 76.5kg. On Fri 13th Jan I was 75.5 kg. My goal was to lose a kg and I did it. I think I averaged about 5300 kJ a day. You are right about just getting on the treadmill. That first step seems so hard but once you get on you wonder what all the fuss was about :)I hate drinking water so I drink herbal tea and carbonated mineral water as well as plain water. You should be very pleased with yourself this week. Great effort.

My goal for this year is to get my health in order. I have been having some health issues, and have finally made the doctors appointments to get them in order. My next appointment is tomorrow when I go for a sleep study. (yay..).. then again in February back to the Rheumatologist. Finally some answers instead of sitting in pain. Smart huh. Then I can begin to move again :)

Hi - I came to your blog via Sarah Craig. This is a cool site. I guess my goal would be to move more. Sounds simple, but chemotherapy did a number on my heart, so it takes a lot of energy some days for me to get from Point A to Point B. I don't blog (except on Caring Bridge), but I'd grab your button if I did!

For the water, I like to get a pitcher and pour my entire measured amount for the day in there. I like room temp water, so I just leave it out on the counter. I know that I do like to sleep at night and not have to be up visiting the girlies room, so that is motivation to get my water finished before 8 or so.

My first goal is to take charge of taking care of myself. Somehow, I have allowed myself to lose that. Everyone else seems to be controlling my destiny. Reminding myself daily that I can choose to be healthier and fitter is a good start. Get the ol' brain working with me.

Hi, Annie. Good post about habits and health. It's always good to have a reminder. Since the end of December I've been doing a morning yoga routine (20 minutes) after seriously pulling a muscle in my back, which incapacitated me for several weeks. Wake up call. If I ever feel like slacking off, I remember the excruciating pain. Weather permitting, I also work a couple hours per day in the garden--medium workout. I've tried to curb comfort eating by doing more creative work at the sewing machine. Thanks for your thoughts.best, nadia

My goal is to come back from an angry ankle. I haven't been able to jog since before Christmas, when the ankle I angered by falling (didn't sprain, just anger the tendons and bruise the bone) back at the end of October got worse. So I'm trying to come back from that.

Oh, and for drinking more water, try looking into one of the reusable water glasses (mine has a screw-on lid and a straw) to make it travel-friendly but still easy to get into. I drink at least twice as much water when it's easier for me to drink. Lazy? Yes. But it works!

My goal is to get off my hormone replacement meds. I have been gradually stepping off them. About three more weeks and I am hoping it's a done deal. I am cutting back on pop and artificial sweeteners too.

Obviously the rest of blogdom knows how to add a button to their sidebar without using html code. Unfortunately, this fat old lady does not. I would love to add your button. Could you help me figure out how to do it please?

I plan to join the local Y and use the therapy pool for exercise at least twice a week. I also want to use my indoor bike 6 days a week. So far, not doing too good on that one. Thanks for the giveaway!

Oh a good post, thanks for the visuals and the reminder about how long it does take to re-establish good habits.

I don't have a problem with water consumption but I do know that for other things keeping a chart or writing it down where I will readily see it (for me it's the fitness tracker and WW app on my iPhone) helps a lot. I'm always checking in on my apps. lol

That said, I am slowly restocking my kitchen with healthier and better choices. Kids will have to adjust and hubs is in the healthier lifestyle lane with me now. That makes a tremendous difference.

I love this idea and seeing some of my other bloggy friends jump in, I am in the water too. I need to set regular meal times - living alone, I tend to eat one meal a day. I am a big fruit and vegie eater, but think I need to watch starches - may look into the Gluton free because of my grandsons' food alergies - maybe NaNa needs to adjust that area too. And more water for sure - cut back on the coffee.

The easiest way to get myself to drink more water was to buy a huge bottle of water (50 oz) and then keep it by my side at all times. As soon as it runs out, I refill it, so I always have water by my side. If 50 oz seems too intimidating (or heavy), a smaller bottle would work. You can just keep track of how many times you go through it. Maybe you're already doing something similar, but that's what helps me the most.

Good luck to you!!! I love your idea of focusing on getting ON the treadmill every day before you focus on the exercise itself. Great idea!

This was a great post, very encouraging and inspiring. I have a goal for now which is simple. More water, less sugar. I have a goal for when it warms up. Walk the mile around my block. That doesn't sound like much until you realize that it's about a 60 degree angle down hill one way, and what goes down must come back up the other way! I walked off 30 pounds two years ago, and I have a goal to walk off another 20 this year.

I just found out that my mother is getting remarried in July, and that I am walking her down the isle (with my brother). Eek! I don't fit into any of my cute dresses. I'm gonna have to get off my b*m and get MOVING!

My goal this year was to get in more exercise, and floss every day! I had recently hear that not flossing can lead to heart disease! Yikes! So, I've flossed every day but 3 so far, which is more than I flossed ALL last year! Yay!

The exercise, not so much.....but I am loving your idea of 'just get on the treadmill' at least 6 times a week. I can do that! And I'll work on for how long later! Thanks!